Hair-curler.



1. w. CHAMPION & 0. BERGE. HAlR CURLER.

APPLICATION TILED FEB- 2h 91]- Patented. July 10,1917.

IIWEIVTOR dorm W. CHHMFIOH, I

OLE BERGW By ATTORNEYS rrie.

JOHN W. CHAMPION, OF USAGE, IOWA, AND OLE BERGE, OF MlN'NEAPoLIg,MINNESOTA.

HAIR-CURLER.

Application filed February 21, 1917.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that we, JOHN W. CHAMPION and OLE BERGE, citizens of theUnited States, and residents of Osage, in the county of Mitchell andState of Iowa, and of Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and Stateof Minnesota, respectively, have invented a certain new and usefulImprovement in Hair-Curlers, of which the following is a specification.

Our present invention relates generally to hair curlers, and moreparticularly to a simple, inexpensive curler formed of a single piece ofwire, our object being to provide a curler of this type which will beeffective and eflicient in use for the purpose of curling or crimpingthe hair, which may be readily manipulated in use, and which will bestrong and durable.

In the accompanying drawing illustrating our present invention:

Figure 1 is a plan view illustrating the practical application of ourimproved curler;

Fig. 2 is a side view, partly broken away and in section;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one end portion of the curler, and

Fig. 1 is a cross section taken substantially on, line 44 of Fig. 1.

Referring now to these figures, our invention contemplates the bendingof a sin gle piece of wire of suitable gage and strength, to form asubstantially triangular body having the elongated side portions 10 and11, as seen in Fig. 1, the cross bar at the base of the triangle beingbent inwardly as indicated at 12, forming a catch or hook ex tendingbetween the spaced-apart ends of the elongated sides 10 and 11.

The side portion 11 of the body terminates at the apex of the triangle.its extremity ap' pearing at 13 seen particularly in Fig. 4:, and theend of the side portion 10 is looped around the side portion 11 attheapex of the triangular body, and adj acent the extrem- Specifieationof Letters Patent.

Patented July 111, 1917.

Serial No. 150,046.

ity 13 thereof. as seen at 141 in Fig. 3, so as to thus join the sideportions and complete the body of the curler. I

The side portion 10 is further provided with an extension bent angularlyand up-- wardly as at 15, over the lateral loop 1 1, which extensionprojects centrally between the elongated. sides 10 and 11 to form acenter pin, and has its free end bent as at 16 in Fig. 2, for engagementwith the hook or catch 12 before described.

Thus, the bending of the extension as at 15 upwardly over the loop 11,provides for suflicient spring in the center pin 16, as to hold the freeend 17 thereof engaged with the hook or catch, particularly when thecurler is in operation.

In the use of the curler, the hair should be first twisted and then withthe center pin 16 disengaged and in open position, the hair should bewrapped about the body, including the elongated sides 10 and 11., in themanner shown in Fig. 1, beginning at the narrow end or apex of the body,the center pin 1.6 being pressed down upon the wound hair and the bentfree end 17 engaged with the hook or catch in order to thereafter holdthe hair in wound position until it is desired to release the same.

It is obvious that our invention as thus formed will be simple andinexpensive, capable of effective and eflieient use for the purposesstated, and will be strong and durable.

o claim:

1. A hair curler consisting of a single piece of wire bent to form atriangular body portion around which hair may be wound, having its basebent inwardly at an inter mediate point, to form a catch, and havingelongated side portions. one of which is looped laterally around theother at the apex of the triangular body, and provideiil with anextension bent angularly and upwardly over the said loop and projectingin the direction of the length of the body between vided with elongatedside portions, one of which is looped laterally around the other at theapex of the triangular body to connect the side portions, and isprovided with an extension bent angularly and upwardly overthe said loopand forming a center pin projecting in the direction of the length ofthe body between the said side portions 15 thereof and having its freeend engageable with the said catch.

JOHN W. CHAMPION. OLE BERGE.

lVitnesses for John. W. Champion:

J. B. HART, R. A. VRIGHT. lVitnesses for Ole Berger ROBT. L. MoKINNoN,E. O. HANLEY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

' Washington, D. C.

